The 1994 FIFA World Player Gala (now called the Best FIFA Football Awards) was an international football award ceremony by the sport's governing body FIFA. Only three awards were presented in 1994, the Best FIFA Men's Player, and the Top Team and Mover of the Year Awards. In 1994 there was no FIFA Fair Play Award given.
Best Player Award: The 1994 winner of the best player award was the Brazilian Romário. In the same year, the winner of the 1994 Ballon d'Or was Hristo Stoichkov from Bulgaria. The women's award for Best FIFA Women's Player was not awarded until 2001.
Team of the Year: The team of the year award is given to the men's national team that finishes on top of the FIFA World Rankings. In 1994, the winner was Brazil. Brazil was the top-ranked team for the years from 1994 until 2006 (except in 2001).
Best Mover of the Year: This award is for the men's team who made the best progress up the FIFA world rankings over the course of the year. The winner in 1994 was Croatia.
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- FIFA Awards
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- Best FIFA Men's Player
- FIFA Fair Play Award
- Team & Mover of the Year Awards
- 1994 Ballon d'Or
- 1994 The Year in Sport
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